Regulation 17 Privilege against self-incrimination
(1)
A statement made by a person in response to—
(a)
a requirement under regulation 6(1), or
(b)
an order made by the court under regulation 11 to secure compliance with such a requirement,
may not be used against him in criminal proceedings in which he is charged with an offence to which this paragraph applies.
(2)
Paragraph (1) applies to any offence other than an offence under one of the following provisions (which concern false statements made otherwise than on oath)—
(a)
section 5 of the Perjury Act 1911f1;
(b)
section 44(2) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995f2;
(c)
Article 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979f3.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
- f2
- f3